Abilities: Geist possesses a cybernetic
left arm and an exoskleton which covers most of his body. While
he does have a number of weapons and attachments, the bulk of his
exoskeleton is dedicated to preserve his aged form. His physical
form is in the neighborhood of 100 years old, and it is dependent
on the exoskeleton for survival. His robotic left arm possesses a
removavle hand, which can be replaced with a number of
attachments. These include a conventional hand, dart gun,
straight razors, and several others.

Geist is a shrewd negotiator and a valued
advisor. However, he possesses loyalty only to himself, and will
abandon a plot when it begins to turn sour. He's also got this
major aversion to hair of any sort, and is always trying to shave
everyone.

Height: 6'Weight: 118 lbs.Eyes: BrownHair: White; (formerly) brown

History: The man known only as Geist is
of German origin, and rose to the position of a highly trusted
advisor within the Nazi party, serving Adolf Hitler himself.

(X-Men: True Friends#1-3) - In 1936, Geist
accompanied Baron Strucker and other nazi soldiers to supervise
the alliance and efforts with Amahl Farouk (secretly the Shadow
King) and Lady Windermere--a plot which would call into question
the lineage of King, and either replace him with Oswald Mosely
and the British Fascist Party, who might become Germany's allies,
or at least prevent England from actively opposing the Nazis.
Their efforts were opposed by the time-traveling Phoenix and
Shadowcat of the modern era, as well as Logan (not yet Wolverine)
and Alasdair, Lord Kinross, of that time period. The heroes
disrupted their plans, as well as their alliance with Farouk, who
killed Windermere.

(OHotMU 2006#4 - BTS) - Following this, Geist returned to
Hitler's side in Berlin.

(Avengers 1959#5) - Geist joined Sydenham in Washington DC alongside Baron Blood, Brain Drain, Spider Queen and some Hollow Men. They fought the Avengers, who attempted to take down Icon. Nick Fury knocked out Geist during the fight.

(Wolverine II#19(fb)) - Later, he made himself useful in
questionable CIA operations, as well as to fascist rulers of
others.

(Wolverine II#18(fb)) - After viewing the American
super-soldier Nuke in action, Caridad decided he wanted a
super-powered agent of his own. Geist proposed using his CIA
connections to obtain Nuke, but Caridad wanted a symbol for
Tierra Verde. They later learned that the coccaine crop of el
Jardin del Rey granted super-powers, but at a deadly price to a
normal human.

(Wolverine II#17) - After Roughouse was defeated by
Wolverine, Geist purchased the giant bodyguard from General Coy.
Soon after, Geist paid Prince Baran to obtain a shipment of the
confiscated coccaine crop from el Jardin del Rey. He also warned
Baran that a man like "Patch" (Wolverine's
fooling-nobody-alias) could shift the balance of power in
Madripoor. When Roughouse awakened, bound in manacles, Geist gave
him a dose of the coccaine and then shaved his head and face.

(Wolverine II#18) - Wolverine tracked Roughouse and
confronted Geist, who revealed his connections to Caridad and
their goals. He allowed Wolverine to free Roughouse, knowing the
drugged giant would go beserk in a few seconds and attack the
mutant. Geist shot Wolverine full of a sedative, to keep the
fight even, and then did the same to Roughouse before he could
kill his smaller opponent. Meanwhile, Geist had contacted Coy and
Baran, who showed up one at a time, purchasing a sample of the
coccaine and the body of Wolverine, respectively. Geist charged
each of them the exact same price he had paid them earlier.

(Wolverine II#19) - Geist calmed Caridad after he was
blown off by the Kingpin with a nice, relaxing shave. Afterwards,
Wolverine (having survived Baran's attempts to kill
him--surprise!!!) broke into Caridad's mansion and easily
overpowered Geist, forcing him to lead him to Roughouse. Geist
instead led him into a trap where he was ambushed by Tiger Shark
(employed by Caridad, as part of the Acts of Vengeance).

(Wolverine II#20) - Geist returned to the safety of the
mansion to deal with La Bandera, who was leading an uprising
against Caridad (Tiger Shark returned from dealing with
Wolverine and chased her off under his lead). Wolverine, of
course, returned to the struggle, escaping with la Bandera,
Roughouse, and Caridad's wife, Sister Salvation. However, as they
took off, Geist used his dart gun attachment to pump Logan full
of the coccaine.

(Wolverine II#21) - Geist led the efforts to recover
Sister Salvation and Roughouse, which succeeded because Salvation
left a trail--wanting to be returned to Caridad to be reunited
with her son, Palo.

(Wolverine II#22) - Geist tried to convince Caridad that
Wolverine would be more tractable after being shaved, but Caridad
sent him off to more important tasks. Palo Caridad agreed to be
subjected to the coccaine, knowing his mother's power could help
protect him, and hoping to become Tierra Verde's national symbol.
Geist fired a number of the drugged darts at him, but Wolverine
got free (who'd a thunk it?) and deflected every single
one of the darts with his claws--right into Felix Caridad, and
then cut off Geist's robot arm at the wrist. The massive infusion
of the coccaine released the source of the drug's power, the
deviant mutate Spore, who consumed Caridad's form and ran rampant
through the city.
Realizing the plot had gone awry, Geist made like a baby--and
headed out.

(Wolverine II#23) - Geist returned to the palace, hoping
to claim his emergency supplies before fleeing, but was
confronted by Wolverine, who had expected he might try this.
Wolverine sliced off Geist's exoskeleton, leaving him unable to
even stand on his own, and sent the medics to take him in as a
war criminal. However, Geist was revealed to have been a mole for
the CIA, who then made a deal with the new government and had him
spirited out of the hospital ward and out of the country.

Geist traveled to Washington, DC, to live in a
safehouse arranged by the CIA, while rumors of his death were
circulated. However, Magneto was anonymously alerted to Geist's
survival and tracked him down, taking his vengeance on the man he
had met so many years ago in the concentration camp.

(Wolverine II#176) - When Wolverine was badly injured, his
spirit seemed to access a sort of Purgatory where he was assaulted by a group of
Logan's apparently dead foes led by Lord Shingen: others included Cyber, Geist,
Cameron Hodge, Mastermind, Pyro, Roche, Scylla, Stonewall, Stryfe, Super Sabre and Professor Thorton. With the aid of Colossus (who was also apparently dead at the
time), Wolverine made short work of his enemies and then revived soon after. It's possible the whole thing was a delusion.

Comments: Created by Archie Goodwin and
John Byrne.

Geist, I believe, is German for
"ghost." He described himself as "a Nazi Ghost who
still haunts the Free World."

Given his history and associations, it seems
quite likely that Geist would also have encountered the Red
Skull, Heinrich Zemo, or perhaps Arnim Zola. This has not been
shown, however.

Geist was an interesting character, but I'd
only like to see him in ret-con/past stories, as with X-Men: True
Friends. It's pretty hard to believe Magneto would have left any
chance that the bastich would have survived.

If you want the story on the coccaine/Spore
connection, check out the profile on Spore.

At the time of Wolverine II#17-23, the X-Men
were believed to have been dead. Geist thought Wolverine was
merely using the costume of Wolverine and was not the real thing.
I'm not sure when he figured it out--probably around the time of
the slice-and-dice.

If you can't figure out who anonymously alerted
Magneto, then I'm not telling you!

Roughouse seemed to have some connection to
Asgard initially, but this story made it seem like he was a
human. He did receive some depths, personality, and a new life
mission in this story, and became a more interesting character.
When he appeared again, 100 issues later, in Wolv123, he was back
to being a no-depth thug again. Those who don't remember the past
are doomed to repeat it...

After seeing Austin Powers in Goldmember, I'll
always have a different reaction when I hear the word...MOLE!!!!